GameStop and Best Buy customers reserving "Battlefield: Bad Company 2" will get a little something extra come November 19th. EA has confirmed that a North American multiplayer beta test will be open to pre-ordering PS3 owners though the retailers' online and brick-and-mortar locations.

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More media continues to pour out from GamesCom 2009, including this trailer for "Battlefield: Bad Company 2," which gives a sampling of some of the activities in the game's multiplayer.

While I appreciate the dramatic camera angles and storytelling in this trailer, I can't help but prefer something like the "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" multiplayer trailer, which uses straight gameplay footage to show off the new features.

That being said, I think "Bad Company 2" multiplayer has a lot of promise, having seen it at E3, and its March 2010 release date means we should be somewhat out of the "Call of Duty" blast zone by the time it drops.